William G. Quinn

7.9k citations

35 papers · 6.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 26

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.2%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Genetics top 1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Insect Science top 0.5%

Co-authors: Tim Tully Seymour Benzer Margaret S. Livingstone Yadin Dudai Scott Waddell William A. Harris Elizabeth L. WilderHong Zhou
Topics: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers)Insect Utilization and Effects (5 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Aging Insect Science
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States Israel United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

William G. Quinn

34 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Classical conditioning and retention in normal and mutantDrosophila melanogaster

1985 929 citations Tim Tully, William G. Quinn profile →
Induction of a dominant negative CREB transgene specifically blocks long-term memory in Drosophila

1994 793 citations Jie Yin, Maria Del Vecchio et al. Cell profile →
Conditioned Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

1974 486 citations William G. Quinn, Seymour Benzer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Altered gene regulation and synaptic morphology in Drosophila learning and memory mutants 2011 ·Learning & Memory ·Z. P. Guan,(unknown),William G. Quinn,J. Troy Littleton	19
2	Seymour Benzer's life 2008 ·Fly ·William G. Quinn	0
3	Reductionism in Learning and Memory 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·William G. Quinn	1
4	Fas-Acting Memory 2001 ·Developmental Cell ·Scott Waddell,William G. Quinn	2
5	What can we teach Drosophila? What can they teach us? 2001 ·Trends in Genetics ·Scott Waddell,William G. Quinn	68
6	The amnesiac Gene Product Is Expressed in Two Neurons in the Drosophila Brain that Are Critical for Memory 2000 ·Cell ·Scott Waddell,J. Douglas Armstrong,Toshihiro Kitamoto,Kim Kaiser,William G. Quinn	254
7	A Drosophila CREB/CREM Homolog Encodes Multiple Isoforms, Including a Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase-Responsive Transcriptional Activator and Antagonist 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Jerry C.P. Yin,(unknown),Elizabeth L. Wilder,John Klingensmith,Duyen T. Dang,Norbert Perrimon,Hong Zhou,Tim Tully,William G. Quinn	91
8	A Neuropeptide Gene Defined by the Drosophila Memory Mutant amnesiac 1995 ·Science ·Mel Β. Feany,William G. Quinn	222
9	Induction of a dominant negative CREB transgene specifically blocks long-term memory in Drosophilabreakdown → 1994 ·Cell ·Jie Yin,(unknown),Maria Del Vecchio,Elizabeth L. Wilder,Hong Zhou,William G. Quinn,Tim Tully	793
10	cAMP-dependent protein kinase and the disruption of learning in transgenic flies 1991 ·Neuron ·Peter Drain,(unknown),William G. Quinn	151
11	Deficient protein kinase C activity in turnip, a Drosophila learning mutant 1991 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kwang‐Wook Choi,Roger Smith,(unknown),William G. Quinn	42
12	Isolation and characterization of two new Drosophila protein kinase C genes, including one specifically expressed in photoreceptor cells 1989 ·Cell ·Eric Schaeffer,Dean P. Smith,Graeme Mardon,William G. Quinn,Charles S. Zuker	142
13	Isolation and characterization of the gene for drosophila tyrosine hydroxylase 1989 ·Neuron ·Wendi S. Neckameyer,William G. Quinn	112
14	Learning and Memory in Drosophila, Studied with Mutants 1983 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·(unknown),Ronald Booker,Janet S. Duerr,Margaret S. Livingstone,William G. Quinn,Roger Smith,(unknown),B.L. Tempel,(unknown)	89
15	Nerves and genes 1979 ·Nature ·William G. Quinn,James L. Gould	23
16	The Drosophila memory mutant amnesiac 1979 ·Nature ·William G. Quinn,(unknown),Ronald Booker	194
17	Learning in Normal and Mutant Drosophila Larvae 1979 ·Science ·(unknown),William G. Quinn	194
18	dunce, a mutant of Drosophila deficient in learning. 1976 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yadin Dudai,Yuh Nung Jan,David M. Byers,William G. Quinn,Seymour Benzer	473
19	Symmetric Replication of the Bacillus subtilis Chromosome 1970 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William G. Quinn,Noboru Sueoka	11
20	Membrane Attachment of the Chromosome Replication Origin in Bacillus subtilis 1968 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Noboru Sueoka,William G. Quinn	146

About William G. Quinn

William G. Quinn is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Aging and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 35 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4.7k citations), Aging (377 citations) and Insect Science (1.0k citations). William G. Quinn has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Tim Tully, Seymour Benzer, Margaret S. Livingstone, Yadin Dudai, Scott Waddell, William A. Harris, Elizabeth L. Wilder, Hong Zhou, Maria Del Vecchio and Jie Yin. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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